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.TH MMV_INC_VALUE 3 "" "Performance Co-Pilot"
.SH NAME
\f3mmv_inc_value\f1 \- update a value in a Memory Mapped Value file
.SH "C SYNOPSIS"
.ft 3
#include <pcp/pmapi.h>
.br
#include <pcp/mmv_stats.h>
.sp
void mmv_inc_value(void *\fIaddr\fP, pmAtomValue *\fIval\fP, double \fIinc\fP);
.sp
cc ... \-lpcp_mmv \-lpcp
.ft 1
.SH DESCRIPTION
\f3mmv_inc_value\f1 provides a convenient way of updating a value
returned by the \f3mmv_lookup_value_desc\f1.
\f2addr\f1 is the address returned from \f3mmv_stats_init\f1().
.P
The value of the \f2inc\f1 is internally cast to match the type of
the metric and then added to the previous value of the metric.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR mmv_stats_init (3),
.BR mmv_lookup_value_desc (3)
and
.BR mmv (5).
